Roberts: Tottenham have quality players in reserve

Former Tottenham captain Graham Roberts believes Spurs are playing very well and is pleased to see that there is fierce competition for places in the side.

Roberts told Sports Bar that manager Andre Villas-Boas has got a good number of options and importantly has players on the bench that have excellent quality.

The performances of midfielder Sandro have particularly impressed Roberts.

But he feels the loss of Emmanuel Adebayor, who will be going to the African Cup of Nations, will leave Tottenham short of attacking options with only Jermain Defoe as a recognised striker. However, Roberts told talkSPORT he thinks Spurs will plug the gap left by Togo forward Adebayor by signing a striker in the January transfer window.